Bridger Casts Wide Net to Chase Down CB's
Dear Joseph,
I have "chased" covered bridges in some 35 states and 7 countries. Since I am a member of 18 covered bridge societies/organizations, I have written articles for most of them.
My wife and I have met some very interesting and strange people. We found it's never too old or smart to learn.
I/we have found, while looking for covered bridges - a deaf and dumb man who let me know where the bridge was, in fact he led me to it, - kids,- old folks,- mentally handicapped people,- those who didn't speak English but let me know What I wanted, as has happened in each of the countries visited. Most of the time when the bridge was on their (private) land, they were only too proud to enlighten us. In Europe, while I was getting a better camera angle, one old farmer got off from his tractor (a hard rubber-tired Fordson) and led me to one portal and down on his knees he showed me, after shoving the dirt aside, a hand carved date of construction, 1667. Now why, among a group of about 22, did he choose me? Maybe because I appeared the most interested. I'm enclosing the photo (of the bridge). The sill of the NW corner where the three are standing is the area of the portal in point.
[I] Have over 60 albums of covered bridge photos.
Sincerely,
Conrad (Connie)M. Nagengast
World Guide Number S-07-03
Fribourg Canton, Switzerland
Photo by Conrad Nagengast
